From AHA:
Hospitals wishing to qualify for the payment adjustment for
low-volume hospitals in fiscal year 2019 must make a
written request for low-volume status to their Medicare
Administrative Contractor no later than Sept. 1, 2018, per
the instructions outlined in the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services' inpatient prospective payment system
final rule for FY 2019. See page 16 of the
AHA Advisory
for more information. In addition, applications for
hospital reclassifications for FY 2020 are due by Sept. 4,
2018. This also is the deadline for canceling a previous
wage index reclassification withdrawal, or termination. See
pages 18 and 19 of the
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